Liquid discharging apparatus

Abstract

A liquid discharging apparatus, having a housing, a liquid discharging head, and a waste liquid tank for storing waste liquid, is provided. The waste liquid tank is demountably mounted in the housing through an opening formed on a sideward face on one side in a widthwise direction, which is parallel to a nozzle surface of the liquid discharging head and intersects orthogonally with a conveying direction to convey a sheet. The opening is formed between a first position and a second position apart from the first position in the conveying direction. The waste liquid tank is mounted in the housing in an arrangement such that a length in the widthwise direction is shorter than a length in the conveying direction. The waste liquid tank is mountable in and demountable from the housing along the widthwise direction of the waste liquid tank.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A liquid discharging apparatus, comprising:
 a housing;   a liquid discharging head including nozzles for discharging liquid; and   a waste liquid tank demountably mounted in the housing through an opening formed on a sideward face of the housing on one side in a widthwise direction, the widthwise direction being parallel to a nozzle surface of the liquid discharging head and intersecting orthogonally with a conveying direction to convey a sheet, the opening being formed between a first position and a second position apart from the first position in the conveying direction, the waste liquid tank being configured to store waste liquid,   wherein the waste liquid tank is mounted in the housing in an arrangement such that a length of the waste liquid tank in the widthwise direction is shorter than a length of the waste liquid tank in the conveying direction, the waste liquid tank being mountable in and demountable from the housing along the widthwise direction of the waste liquid tank.   
     
     
         2 . The liquid discharging apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein an enhancing member enhancing the housing is arranged on one of an upstream side and a downstream side of the waste liquid tank in the conveying direction. 
     
     
         3 . The liquid discharging apparatus according to  claim 1 , further comprising a storage for storing sheets, 
 wherein the waste liquid tank is located at a position to at least partly overlap the storage in a view from the sideward face of the housing along the widthwise direction.   
     
     
         4 . The liquid discharging apparatus according to  claim 1 , further comprising a reader located on an upper side in the housing, the reader being configured to read an image of an object, wherein
 the reader is pivotable with respect to the housing on a hinge being a pivot axis; and   the hinge is located on one of an upstream side and a downstream side of the waste liquid tank in the conveying direction.   
     
     
         5 . The liquid discharging apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein a port, through which an external device is connectable to the liquid discharging apparatus, is located on one of an upstream side and a downstream side of the waste liquid tank in the conveying direction. 
     
     
         6 . The liquid discharging apparatus according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a conveyer configured to convey the sheet in the conveying direction; and   a motor configured to drive the conveyer,   wherein the motor is located on one of an upstream side and a downstream side of the waste liquid tank in the conveying direction.   
     
     
         7 . The liquid discharging apparatus according to  claim 6 , wherein 
 the conveyer includes a roller, and   the waste liquid tank and the roller are located at positions to at least partly overlap each other in a view from an upper side of the housing.   
     
     
         8 . The liquid discharging apparatus according to  claim 7 , further comprising a rotary encoder configured to detect rotation of the roller, 
 wherein the waste liquid tank and the rotary encoder are located at positions to at least partly overlap each other in the view from the upper side of the housing.   
     
     
         9 . The liquid discharging apparatus according to  claim 1 , further comprising a power board configured to supply power to the liquid discharging apparatus, 
 wherein the power board is located on one of an upstream side and a downstream side of the waste liquid tank in the conveying direction.   
     
     
         10 . The liquid discharging apparatus according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a carriage, on which the liquid discharging head is mounted, the carriage being movable in a scanning direction; and   a guide rail extending along the scanning direction, the guide rail supporting the carriage,   wherein the waste liquid tank and the guide rail are located at positions to at least partly overlap each other in a view from an upper side of the housing.   
     
     
         11 . The liquid discharging apparatus according to  claim 10 , further comprising a supporting frame extending in a vertical direction of the housing, the supporting frame supporting the guide rail, 
 wherein the waste liquid tank is located on an outer side with respect to the supporting frame in the widthwise direction.   
     
     
         12 . The liquid discharging apparatus according to  claim 10 , wherein the waste liquid tank is located to straddle an area within a movable range of the carriage to move in the scanning direction and an area outside the movable range.